Newark High School

Set in Newark, Ohio, Newark High School is a high-enrollment secondary school, operated by Newark City. It serves 1,369 students across grades 9 through 12. By comparison, Ohio's public schools average about 565 students each, so Newark High School sits 142% above that benchmark.

Across the 14 schools in Newark City (5,805 students total), Newark High School accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, Newark High School reports that the student body is overwhelmingly White (80%). Other groups include 11% multiracial, 5% Black, 3% Hispanic.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 17.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Licking County put median household income runs about $84,426, 29% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 8%. In all, Licking County runs 63 public schools (combined enrollment of about 29,815 students), of which Newark High School is one.

Nearest neighbor: John Clem Elementary School, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Newark High School operates from a bedroom-community location.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at Newark High School has shrank 7%, going from 1,478 students in 2018 to 1,369 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 85% to 80% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 21.3:1 in 2018 to 19.7:1 today.

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